Consider the various legal battles barbara findlay has been involved in and ways in which they have transformed anti-discrimination laws in Canada. What conceptual tools, or approaches, that we’ve already discussed does barbara’s life and work connect with? What other insights does she offer in terms of an analysis of inequality in law?
Key issues:
‘reading in’ of sexuality into the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Legal recognition of trans and intersex people
Internal division – rights as a zero sum game
Malleability of rights – aging and the practical application of equal rights
Key issues:
‘reading in’ of sexuality into the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Legal recognition of trans and intersex people
Internal division – rights as a zero sum game
Malleability of rights – aging and the practical application of equal rights